Camera Import from 3dsmax

[DannRees]

I'm trying to import camera animation from 3dsmax into matinee using the collada file format but I can't get it to work.

Firstly the axis seem to be wrong and the camera is sideways. I believe exporting a cam from UDK to max and using that will fix this.

However the main issue I have is that it does not import any animation at all. The camera appears but the animation track in matinee reduces to 1 frame. I've tried exporting the camera using max default dae exported and the openCollada dae export plugin but neither work.

I REALLY need to get this to work as my projects pre-viz is all done in max.

Many thanks

Dann

[clintonman]

I've only used the 30 day trial of max, but I have a couple of suggestions. Collada may not export targeted cameras properly. If you're using a targeted camera try using a free camera. Also be sure the export is set for Z up, most likely it is and you may want to bake the camera motion. Also don't choose the Single Matrix option. Some programs don't read the matrix tag from collada files.

[ThePriest909]

I'm next to nothing with cameras and animations when it comes to 3Ds max, so I'm not sure if this is the answer but.... Quoting a couple of lines from Hourence's tutorials:

About Unreal:

Can't do:

Does not support importing Cameras, Lights, Materials, Splines, Nurbs meshes and similar.
You can't export pivot points. It always uses worldspace 0, 0, 0 as its pivot point.
Does not like strange characters in file names, or spaces.

Here's the link to that page: http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3modeling1.htm